How to see it
HIP 68266 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68266: right ascension 13h 58m 29s, declination +64° 53′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 68266. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68266, HD 122251, Gaia DR3 1671066672730088960. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1671066672730088960
- HIP
- 68266
- HD
- 122251
- gaia_dr3
- 1671066672730088960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1671066672730088960
- HD 122251
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78